Yakuza creator's Nagoshi Studio reportedly shut down by NetEase

Insider Andy Robinson said Nagoshi Studio, founded by former Yakuza head Toshihiro Nagoshi under NetEase, is effectively gone. NetEase had earlier stopped funding its game Gang of Dragon, which needed an extra $44 million, and the studio's website and YouTube channel were taken down.

• Nagoshi left SEGA in 2021 and founded the studio under NetEase
• NetEase halted funding for Gang of Dragon, which needed $44M more
• Studio website and YouTube channel were shut down; Nagoshi is applying elsewhere
• Suda51's Grasshopper Manufacture regained independence from NetEase